Following a terrifying open-heart surgical procedure, Billy is now recovering properly, however Jimmy, nonetheless clearly shaken by each father or mother’s worst nightmare, broke down a number of occasions as he not solely thanked the nurses and docs who helped save his son’s life, but in addition gave an impassioned plea to maintain the Affordable Care Act.

“Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was, there was a good chance you’d never be able to get health insurance because you had a pre-existing condition,” he defined. “And if your parents didn’t have medical insurance, you might not live long enough to even get denied because of a pre-existing condition.”

He then made this common level:

Many individuals took to Twitter to applaud Kimmel’s courageous speech, together with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

Well stated, Jimmy. That’s precisely why we fought so arduous for the ACA, and why we’d like to shield it for teenagers like Billy. And congratulations! https://t.co/77F8rZrD3P

And Stephen Colbert took outing of his personal present to urge his viewers to watch Kimmel’s speech, regardless of the proven fact that they’re late-night rivals. Even Matt Damon despatched flowers.

But the most poignant response of all got here from his spouse, Molly McNearney, whom Kimmel additionally thanked in his monologue for “letting me having sex with her in the first place,” and for being so “strong and level-headed and loving during the worst nightmare a new mother can experience.”

“I couldn’t ask for a better partner,” he stated.

It appears the feeling is mutual. On Tuesday, Molly shared an attractive photograph of her husband and son, together with a caption that exuded the similar mix of humor and tragedy as Kimmel’s speech:

“I am thankful to love and be loved by these two brave guys. Both criers,” she wrote.

Judging by their newest household photograph, seems to be like they’re all doing nicely!

honest thanks for the outpouring of affection & help – Dr. Jane is holding an in depth ear on Billy, who could be very properly – XO pic.twitter.com/QgSUminhmg